Our condolences to the Attardo and Dolbeare families, the United
States Forest Service, and Minden Air Corp of Nevada. Pilot Carl
Dolbeare, 54, and Co-Pilot John Attardo, 51, both career firefighting
pilots with Minden Air Corp died Friday October 3, 2003. Carl and
John were killed when their air tanker, a twin engine P2-V Neptune,
crashed in a remote area near Redlands, California while returning
to San Bernadino Air Tanker Base after firefighting duty in Arizona.
A memorial fund has been established and donations can be made to:
